This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
United States Purple Heart; gold heart shaped medal with profile relief bust of George Washington in center of medal with purple enamel background; shield with Washington's family coat of arms surmounds bust; Reverse: emobssed text "FOR MILITARY MERIT"; silk purple ribbon with white edge stripe.
Dimensions
3-D: 7.9 × 3.8 × 0.6cm (3 1/8 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in.)
Materials
Copper Alloy Silk Enamel Gold Plating Non-Magnetic White Metal Alloy
Inventory Number
A19711080000
Credit Line
Transferred from the United States Air Force, Personnel Center
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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